Kistarcsa

Kistarcsa (Hungarian: [ˈkiʃtɒrt͡ʃɒ]) is a town in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary.

Kistarcsa
Town
Székely gate in Kistarcsa
Kistarcsa
Location in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°32′52″N 19°15′48″E
Country Hungary
CountyPest
DistrictGödöllő
Area
  Total11.02 km2 (4.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total12,645
  Density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2143
Area code(+36) 28
Websitekistarcsa.asp.lgov.hu

A site of the Kistarcsa concentration camp during the Holocaust. Later an internment camp of State Protection Authority for political prisoners during the 1950s.

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